Satellite images of Pakistan's 'worst ever' floods show a third of the country was submerged - Xinhua English.news.cn

2022-08-31T13:09:41.540Z

This stitched satellite image shows the Indus River and the city of Sukkur in southern Pakistan before and after flooding on August 2, 2022 (left) and August 28, 2022, local time. According to reports, since June this year, monsoon rainstorms and floods have affected 33 million people in Pakistan and killed more than 1,000 people. Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif called the floods "the worst in the country's history". Pakistan's climate change minister Sheri Rahman said that one-third of Pakistan's territory has been flooded.